MOTHER-OF-PEARL CLOUD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mother-of-pearl cloud mean? 

• MOTHER-OF-PEARL CLOUD (noun)
  The noun MOTHER-OF-PEARL CLOUD has 1 sense:

1. a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon

  Familiarity information: MOTHER-OF-PEARL CLOUD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOTHER-OF-PEARL CLOUD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

mother-of-pearl cloud; nacreous cloud

Hypernyms ("mother-of-pearl cloud" is a kind of...):

cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)